CORRIE LES 'FACES AXE'

CORONATION Street star Bruce Jones is bracing himself for the sack after show bosses suspended him for another month.

Bruce, who plays Les Battersby, has already been off set for six weeks after allegedly calling colleagues "those w*****s on the Street" during an 11-pint Guinness bender.

Several senior Corrie chiefs have reportedly said they don't want him back. A source said: "There are those who want him sacked and those who think he should get another chance.

"But the word around is that Bruce will go. He's not daft and realises what could be in store for him."

Bruce, who has played layabout Les for 11 years, is believed to have told bosses he has not done anything wrong. But the £180,000-a-year actor has been written out of all future scripts and no storylines have been requested for his character.

Another insider said: "Bruce doesn't recognise he's guilty of any wrongdoing and if he said anything untoward it certainly wasn't meant.

"He also says he hasn't got an alcohol problem and any remarks put down to him were taken out of context and, if anything, were probably meant as a joke."